Tourism and Archeology

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  • Int'l Conference for Tourism & Hospitality kicks off in Marsa Alam

    Date: 2016-02-11 21:18:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:114 - ID:4297217

    MARSA ALAM, Egypt, Feb 11 (MENA) - The 9th International Conference on Tourism and Hospitality kicked off in the Red Sea resort city of Marsa Alam on Thursday. The the three-day conference is organized by the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels ....

  • Antiquities min. to hold news conf. on Abu Simbel relocation golden jubilee

    Date: 2016-02-11 18:36:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:102 - ID:4295517

    CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damati will hold a press conference Tuesday to announce details for an international celebration to mark the golden jubilee for relocating the twin temples of Abu Simbel. The relocation of ....

  • PM visits Pyramids area, inspects development projects

    Date: 2016-02-11 18:18:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:100 - ID:4297181

    CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Thursday visited the Giza Plateau to inspect development projects launched upon presidential orders. The ministers of Tourism, Antiquities along Giza Governor joined Ismail who called for ....

  • 170 German tourists arrive in Luxor

    Date: 2016-02-11 12:53:37 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:63 - ID:4294758

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Feb 11 (MENA) - A charter flight carrying 170 German tourists arrived at Luxor International Airport on Thursday. They will visit tourist and archaeological sites in the governorate, said the Head of the Public Relations ....

  • US amb wishes speedy recovery of Egyptian tourism sector

    Date: 2016-02-11 11:18:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:4293573

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Feb 11 (MENA) - US Ambassador to Egypt R. Stephen Beecroft voiced hope that the Egyptian tourism sector would recover soon as it is important for creating jobs and securing hard currency. In statements on the fringe of ....

  • Attempt to smuggle ancient artifacts via Damietta port foiled

    Date: 2016-02-11 10:33:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:4293233

    DAMIETTA, Egypt, Feb 11 (MENA) - An attempt to smuggle a large number of ancient artifacts via the Damietta port was foiled on Thursday. The confiscated items are dating back to the Islamic era and the reign of Muhammad Ali. They included a ....

  • Austria to deport asylum seekers within one month

    Date: 2016-02-11 08:12:04 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:18 - ID:4291937

    VIENNA, Feb 11 (MENA) - The Austrian government will start deporting rejected asylum seekers via military transport planes within a month, Austrian Defense Minister Hans Peter Doskozil has announced. He made the comments on Wednesday during a ....

  • Egyptian universities marathon kicks off

    Date: 2016-02-10 22:45:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:124 - ID:4290745

    ASWAN, Egypt, Feb 10 (MENA) - The marathon of Egyptian universities has kicked off with 21 universities participating to activate tourism in Aswan. The marathon is meant to activate local and foreign tourism in Aswan, said President of Aswan ....

  • Kazakhstan resumes flights to Egypt in March

    Date: 2016-02-10 16:39:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:89 - ID:4289477

    CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) - Kazakhstan decided on Wednesday to resume flights to Egypt following a nearly three-month hiatus. Kazakhstan issued a travel ban to Egypt in the aftermath of the crash of a Russian airplane in Sinai on October 31. The ....

  • Worker arrested with 33 ancient pieces of antiquities

    Date: 2016-02-10 15:16:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:4289061

    CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) - The General Department of Tourism and Antiquities Police managed to arrest a worker with 33 pieces of antiquities dating back to Pharaonic, Greek and Roman eras in his possession. The arrest took place at the house of the ....

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